THE SOURCE FOR SPORTS TURF NEWS - JULY 2017

THE SOURCE FOR SPORTS TURF NEWS

Follow us at @Athletic_Turf Like us on Facebook Follow our RSS Feed LM Direct! Golfdom Insider [Features] [News] [Products/Services] [Industry] [Turf Use]     [Baseball/Softball]     [Football/Soccer]     [Landscape]     [Parks/Recreation] [Video] [Archives]    IN THE SPOTLIGHT Keeping croquet quick at Mission Hills Eleazar Lua has a rare skill: he can tell the subtle difference between a slow croquet court and a fast one. Read on to learn more about the man in charge of maintaining the various sports turf areas at Mission Hills CC in Rancho Mirage, Calif. [read more] Golf and Sports Turf Management Conference returns to GIE+EXPO For the second year in a row, golf course superintendents and sports turf professionals will have education opportunities at Green Industry & Equipment Expo, taking place Oct. 19-20 in Louisville, Ky. Get the full rundown of events created specifically for sports turf pros. [read more] Leicester City gets inventive designs with teamwork and technology Whether it has been winning an improbable championship, or going viral on social media for field designs, there has been a lot of attention on Leicester, England, home of the Leicester City Football Club, and its grounds staff. [read more] Minnesota United FC names Toro as official turf equipment and irrigation partner With the debut of Major League Soccer in Minnesota, Minnesota United has selected Bloomington-based Toro as the official partner of turf equipment and irrigation. [read more]    ASSOCIATIONS' PRESS BOX STMA names winner of its mowing pattern contest STMA named Andrew Marking the winner of its “Stars and Stripes” mowing pattern contest. Marking is head groundskeeper for the Quad Cities River Bandits, in Davenport, Iowa, the Class-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. [read more]    INDUSTRY NEWS Super-Sod hires new sales manager Super-Sod selected Mike Kephart, a long-time turfgrass enthusiast and sales strategist, as its new sales manager. [read more] Pro-Tech product line gets an upgrade Pro-Tech Manufacturing and Distribution's Turf Pusher product line, which was designed for clearing snow from turf sports fields, will now come standard with a pin-on coupler design, allowing customers to swap out different coupler plates. [read more]